Patrick Ness (born 1971) is an American-born British author, journalist and lecturer who lives in London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young people, including the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls.
Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians both in 2011 and in 2012, for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls, recognising each as the best new book for children or young adults published in the U.K. He is one of seven writers to win two Medals (no one has won three) and the second to win consecutively.
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